Pillow-sham holder



(No Model.)

J. A. FORDON. PILLOW SHAM HOLDER.'

No. 282,185. Patented July 31, 1883.

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JOHN A. FORDON, OF BAY CITY, MICHIGAN.

PILLOW-SHAM HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent 1Y0. 282,185, dated July 31, 1883. Application filed January 22, 1883. (No model.)

To all'whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Jorru A. FoRnoN, of

BayOity, in the county of Bay and State of had to the accompanying drawing, which forms a part of this specification.

The nature of this invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in the construction of that class of devices. commonly called pillow-sham holders, and the invention consists in the peculiar construction, arrangement, and various combinations of the parts, whereby the said frame is susceptible of adjustment to any desired position, all as more fully hereinafter set fort In the accompanying drawing my invention is shown in plan as attached to of a bedstead.

A B represent two brackets, which are designed to be secured by screws or otherwise to the head-posts of the bed, as shown. These brackets support the ferrules or sleeves G D, through which the rod or shaft which governs the movement of the frame passes, as hereinafter described. i

E represents a short shaft, which passes through the axial center of the sleeve G; and F is a similar shaft, which passes in like manner through the sleeve D, the operating ends of these-two shafts E F entering a connectingthe two parts of the clutch, the

tube, G, and are secured therein by means of pins a, which pass through slots bin the tube G, and through the inner ends of said shafts. By this construction the two shafts may be extended or retracted as may be desired, so as to lengthen or shorten the shaft to the corresponding width of the bed to which the device is to be applied. Within the sleeve 0, and at the inner end thereof, is rigidly secured one half of 'a toothed clutch, H, while the other member, I, of said clutch is rigidly secured upon the shaft E, there being a spring placed around the shaft to compel an engagement of sleeve Gbeing cut away in the detail drawing to show the arrangement of the parts. Each of the shafts E F has adjustably secured to it the arms J in any convenient manner, the, outer ends of such arms being connected together by a rod, K, and upon these rods Kare sleeved the guideferrules L, through which are adjustably sethe head-posts cured, by means of pins or screws, the-side bars, M, the ends of which are connected together by cross-barsN, which are adjustably secured thereto in any convenient manner. The bars M and N at their points, of intersection should be secured together in such manner that will admit of a ready adjustment, so as to enlarge 'retraction'of the parts described as to enable the device to be applied to the narrower and intermediate beds. The brackets being secured to the head-posts and the various parts in place, the pillow-shams are secured bypins,

hooks, or by buttoning upon buttons on the upper cross-rail or bar, N, falling down over the frame, which keeps them in their extended position and flat, preventing their being rectangular or falling down. When it is desired to raise them, so as to disclose the pillows, the

shaft E is pulled out, so as to disengage the two members of the clutch. At the same time partially rotating the shaft causes the bars or arms J to turn upward into a vertical position against the head-board, or nearly so, while the frame composed of the bars M and N,which carries the pillow shams, swings upon the arms, so that the shams are kept always straight and smooth, andwhen in this raised position are entirely out of the way.

What I claim as my invention is- 1. For controlling the position of the pillow-sham holder, constructed substantially as described, the shaft E, provided with a clutch, I, in combination with the sleeve 0 and clutch H, substantially as and for the purposes sp eci- 2. A pillow-sham holder consisting of the brackets A B, sleeves G D, shafts E F, connecting-tube G, clutch H I, arms J, rod K, guide-ferrules L, and bars M N, when constructed, arranged, and operating substantially in the manner and for the purposes set forth.

JOHN A. FORDON.

" Witnesses:

JOHN E. HEATTUF, J. E. SMONSON. 

